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Anglars-Saint-Félix

Coordinates: 44°25′27″N 2°13′09″E / 44.4242°N 2.2192°E / 44.4242; 2.2192
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Anglars-Saint-Félix
A street in Anglars-Saint-Félix
A street in Anglars-Saint-Félix
Location of Anglars-Saint-Félix
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Anglars-Saint-Félix is located in France
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix is located in Occitanie
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Coordinates: 44°25′27″N 2°13′09″E / 44.4242°N 2.2192°E / 44.4242; 2.2192
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonEnne et Alzou
IntercommunalityPays Rignacois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Rouquette[1]
Area
1
22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
919
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12008 /12390
Elevation446–615 m (1,463–2,018 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anglars-Saint-Félix (Languedocien: Anglars de Rinhac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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Anglars-Saint-Félix is located some 20 km north-east of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and 30 km west by north-west of Rodez. It can be accessed by road D1 from Lanuéjouls to the village which then continues to the eastern border of the commune where it changes to the D994 and continues east to Rodez. There is also the D61 road from Prévinquières in the south to the village then continuing north to join the D994 west of Roussennac. The D156 also goes from the village to Privezac in the west. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:

  • Anglares
  • Aubignac
  • La Bezonie
  • La Bonnaurie
  • Le Bruel
  • La Carreyrie
  • Lespeliguie
  • Linrezie
  • La Remise
  • Revel
  • Saint-Felix
  • Segala
  • Le Tronc

The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The commune is traversed by the Alzou river through the centre from east to west. Many tributaries join the Alzou including the Ruisseau de la Besade from the north, the Ruisseau de Filloise and the Ruisseau de Carbonnieres from the south.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1929
From To Name Party Position
1791 1793 Antoine Lacout
1793 1796 Jean Couffin
1796 1803 Jean-Pierre Vernhes
1803 1812 Jean Bricard
1812 1816 Jean Viguié
1816 1830 Jean Couffin
1830 1838 Jean Viguié
1838 1860 Augustin de Colonge
1860 1869 Amans Thibon
1869 1869 Henri Davet Acting Assistant
1869 1869 Barthélémy Viguié
1869 1876 Pierre Rey
1876 1876 Hippolyte Maurel
1876 1878 Hippolyte Couffin
1878 1883 Barthélémy Viguié
1883 1884 Barthélémy Marty Acting 1st Adviser
1884 1888 Antoine Ginestat
1888 1892 Joseph Couffin
1892 1929 Jean Aussibal
The Town Hall
Mayors from 1929
From To Name Party
1929 1953 Henri Couffin
1953 1964 Marcel Costes
1964 1965 Maurice Bourdy
1965 1977 Joseph Bastide
1977 1994 Jean Pomier
1995 2005 Raymond Bastide DVD
2005 2026 Dominique Rouquette DVD then UDI

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anglélixois or Anglélixoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 701—    
1975 655−0.96%
1982 620−0.78%
1990 579−0.85%
1999 562−0.33%
2007 599+0.80%
2012 754+4.71%
2017 820+1.69%
Source: INSEE[6]
A Wayside Cross in Anglars-Saint-Félix

Sites and Monuments

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  • The Church of Saint Clair has three items that are registered as historical objects:

Cultural events and festivities

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The village fair is held on the first Sunday of June.

For 23 years, as part of its votive festival, the village of Anglars has transformed into a living museum. 250 extras dress at this time for an afternoon to reenact life a century ago. There is also the revival of old crafts, scenes of life, typical characters in the life of a village, teams of oxen, horses, baking bread etc. To see this reconstruction viewers move through the village from scene to scene and at any time can become actors. Admission is free.

In 2013 about 7,000 people came to the festival with 5,000 on the Sunday. Each time of year had its activities: haymaking and threshing in summer; cider, chestnuts and corn in the autumn; in the evening: frittons and hemp work in winter, sheep shearing and Palm Sunday blessings in spring. Fifty skits depict these events and also old trades and essential works that are made every year. The musical program is varied throughout the weekend: traditional dancing and a concert with Brick a drac (Festive Occitan) on Friday, banda and dancing with the band Utopia (variety rock) on Saturday, and Escloupeto (folk group) accordion orchestra with David Firmin and a recital by Andre Roques (the author of "My Aveyron") with their singer on Sunday. All concerts are free including the show on Sunday.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000712 Baptismal font (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000711 Stoup (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000710 Cabinet for the baptismal font (in French)
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